In the United States,the Number of Two-Career Couples and Single-Parent

question 114

Multiple Choice

In the United States,the number of two-career couples and single-parent families are increasing.These growing and competing demands of family and job have led some companies to ____.

• A) decrease or eliminate the option for flextime
• B) commission validation studies to assess the impact of such work-family conflicts
• C) reconsider their hiring practices and invest more in assessment centers
• D) develop family-friendly work policies to combat employee job dissatisfaction

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Definitions:

Motherboard

A special circuit board in the system unit that contains the central processing unit, the memory (RAM) chips, and the slots available for expansion cards; all of the other boards (video cards, sound cards, and so on) connect to it to receive power and to communicate.

Processor Market

Refers to the industry and commerce surrounding the development, manufacture, and distribution of central processing units (CPUs) and related technologies.

Overclocking

Running the central processing unit at a speed faster than the manufacturer recommends.

Volatile Storage

Temporary storage, such as in random access memory. When the power is turned off, the data in volatile storage is cleared out.